Typový druh
Apogonichthys stellatus Cope, 1867.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1907. Some new and little-known percoid fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58 (for 1906): 510-528.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.